A Pretty Good Discussion -- ON Magazine

I had the opportunity to have an interesting discussion / debate with Ade McCormack, widely published author and founder of a noted consulting firm Auridian a few weeks back.

We ended up talking about many of the topics I hold near and dear to my heart: the emerging role of IT, the impacts of newer technologies like virtualization and web 2.0 -- we ran the gamut!

If you're interested, excerpts from the discussion can be found here (page 31) embedded in EMC's "ON Magazine".

BTW, if you have a moment (and have wide-ranging IT interests!) check out some of the other articles as well -- I found this issue particularly interesting on a wide range of topics.

And, unlike other corporate publications I've read, it's pretty interesting reading ;-)

Comments

[Daniel]

I'll second that - definitely interesting reading.

I was especially intrigued by something in your next to last comment: "IT managers will find themselves at ground zero for what I believe is the most significant transformation in our economy ever—from an economy of transactions to knowledge and information."

A transaction moves an asset from a lower to a higher value use, which is what creates wealth in our economy. Could you elaborate on what it means to transition from an economy of transactions to knowledge and information? I'm curious what your thinking is regarding wealth creation in a knowledge and information based economy.

[Chuck Hollis]

Hi Daniel -- I thought I'd done an OK job explaining the thinking in previous posts, but -- on second thought -- it probably deserves a post of its own.

I thought this post covered the thinking (http://chucksblog.typepad.com/chucks_blog/2008/04/the-changing--3.html) but I think I could do better.

Stay tuned ... !!